The National Army Museum Development Trust

Analysis

The National Army Museum Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The National Army Museum Development Trust reported income of £25k and spending of £36k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £17k to £25k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The National Army Museum Development Trust sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chorley Village Hall Cheshire (£25k), Yorkshire Late Starters Strings (£25k) and Green Candle Dance Company Limited (£25k).